Posted on 02/27/2008 10:40:42 AM PST by SJackson
TYLER, Texas -- Republican presidential hopeful John McCain mocked Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday for saying he would take action as president "if al-Qaida is forming a base in Iraq."
"When you examine that statement, it's pretty remarkable," McCain told a crowd in Tyler, Texas.
"I have some news. Al-Qaida is in Iraq. It's called `al-Qaida in Iraq,'" McCain said, drawing laughter at Obama's expense.
Obama quickly answered back, telling a rally at Ohio State University in Columbus, "I do know that al-Qaida is in Iraq."
"So I have some news for John McCain," he added, saying there was no al-Qaida presence in Iraq until President Bush invaded the country.
Noting that McCain likes to tell audiences that he'd follow Osama bin Laden to the "gates of hell" to catch him, Obama taunted: "All he (McCain) has done is to follow George Bush into a misguided war in Iraq."
McCain said he had not watched the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday night but was told of Obama's response when asked if as president he would reserve the right to send U.S. troops back into Iraq to quell an insurrection or civil war.
Obama did not say whether he'd send troops but responded: "As commander in chief, I will always reserve the right to make sure that we are looking out for American interests. And if al-Qaida is forming a base in Iraq, then we will have to act in a way that secures the American homeland and our interests abroad."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
When my liberal sister said that, I asked, “Is there Al Qaida in England? “Yes.
Al Qaida in Saudi Arabia? “Yes.”
I name 10-15 countries and she says yes to all.
So the only country that they were not in is Iraq? “Yes.”
Shake head and drink the rest of my beer and fall down on the floor dramatically.
“”I have some news. Al-Qaida is in Iraq. It’s called `al-Qaida in Iraq,’” McCain said, drawing laughter at Obama’s expense. “
now that is the kind of thing that could make me warm up to McCain a little more.
Truth be told a by product of disarming Saddam was to draw Al Quida into the open where we could hunt them down and kill the bastards in their corner of the world, not ours....mission accomplished.
Perfect: “a gay, muslim, crack-head, STUPID, gay, muslim, crackhead.” . This dope is not even qualified to be a US Senator let alone Prez. of the US. When is the Nazi media or NY SLime TIMES going to interview his homo friend he had relationship/drug problem with ? The facts need to be known about this phony....
“Its about time, with all the things we can not say about Barry, we can finally say he is stupid.”
well...there was last year’s flub about 100,000 people dying in that tornado because too much manpower and equipment was diverted to Iraq. dumb dumb dumb!
And then there was that invading Pakistan comment. really dumb.
Obama quickly answered back, telling a rally at Ohio State University in Columbus, "I do know that al-Qaida is in Iraq."
So what, exactly is he saying??? If al-Qaida leaves Iraq and than comes back to Iraq, then he'll take action??? He may be a lawyer, but did he ever take a course in basic logic?
The man is scary.
I hereby condemn these hurtful comments. I take responsibility and I repudiate what he said. I will not tolerate anything in this campaign that denigrates either Sen. Obama or Sen. Clinton.
In a general election, attacking a candidates knowledge of issues wins you votes and attacking a candidate's ethnicity loses you votes.
Are you against Obama because of his dangerous left-wing politics or because of the name his father gave him at birth?
President Bush in his "Saddam must leave" speech in 2003: "The regime has a history of reckless aggression in the Middle East. It has a deep hatred of America and our friends. And it has aided, trained and harbored terrorists, including operatives of al Qaeda."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030317-7.html
May Obama and his “followers” go to hell for all I care. Ignorance is destroying this Country and it seems Obama is the head cheerleader for the movement.
This reminds me of an argument with my (liberal) sister while my son was on his 2nd Iraq tour with the USMC. She went off about how we should not even be in Iraq, should be going after AQ in Afghanistan. I said, HEY AQ IS IN IRAQ. And she argued that if we were not in Iraq AQ would not be there, so we should pull out of Iraq and “redeploy” to Afghanistan. Could not make her understand that if the enemy is/was AQ, how about we just fight them in Iraq since we are already there? Of course she shuts down every conversation by saying we will never agree on these things and does not want a little tiff to hurt our relationship.
Actually, out of the 3 possibilities, I find Obama the least intolerable.
Neither is his wife. They are both loose cannons, and ignorant, to boot.
That is the exact same argument I use on the liberals I know. Sans the fainting of course.
Which is it ,does he know or does he not know Al-queda is in Iraq?
Hussein smears and slanders McCain every day with his LIE,,,,yes BLATANT LIE,,,,that McCain wants a "100 YEAR WAR"!!!
Unless Hussein cannot distinguish between a 'PRESENCE' with a friendly government and a 'WAR',,,,he is blatantly lying his butt off every day,,,,and he doesn't apologize. I guess that Hussein must think we are still at war then with Japan, Germany and Italy.
Why doesn't McCain demand an apology from Hussein for his blatant, unconscionable, repeated lying? (And yet McCain apologies for a supporter stating a fact,,,Unbelievable)
Looks like this guy likes OTHER types of fags: http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/4766
“When my liberal sister said that, I asked, “Is there Al Qaida in England? “Yes.
Al Qaida in Saudi Arabia? “Yes.”
I name 10-15 countries and she says yes to all.”
By that logic, we should have an occupying force in these other countries as well. We should treat al Qaida like the disease that it is. Pin-pointed inoculations and surgical excisions.
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